Is it RAM or is it software?

i'm a photographer and the program i now am using is PS6. I don't know if this is a PS problem or system problem so am asking here: when i try to download a large RAW file into PS6 i get a "out of memory (RAM)" message — even tho i have 4.5 gigs
of ram reading out of the profile.
The problem: is this a software limitation as some claim (and
if so why would it tell me i have a RAM problem?) or is it a problem internally with my hardware--even tho the profile
correctly reads out the gigs?
I want to get this cleared up before i buy software.
thanks jb

Thanks guys. I tried mem allocation and noticed u could not
change it. As far as storage space I'm way safe there. So I
upgraded to OS 10.4.3, but now my classic programs (at least
photoshop and illustrator)just pop open with a quick espanding box, pops away and that's all. Further, when i open a psd file, it only opens in tiff. I've looked into adobe Lightroom (and would consider Aperture)but since LR beta version only exports in jpg, tiff (and dng), i still have the problem of not getting into my old Photoshop 6.
Love being forced into an upgrade when i have relatively little use for the big PS program.

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